Cook Islands vs Niue: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Cook Islands
50.1%
in 2024
Niue
53.7%
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
4th
Niue rank
2nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Cook Islands
- Niue
How they compare
Niue currently reports 53.7% against 50.1% in Cook Islands, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Niue's figure about 1.1 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 4th and Niue ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 1 and Niue in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Niue | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.1% | 23.9% | 0.2% | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 31.0% | 31.4% | 0.3% | Niue |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 39.5% | 0.5% | Niue |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 46.4% | 1.1% | Niue |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 52.1% | 2.9% | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Cook Islands or Niue?
- Niue, at 53.7% against 50.1% in Cook Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Cook Islands and Niue?
- 3.6%, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Niue?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cook Islands and Niue rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Cook Islands ranks 4th and Niue ranks 2nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.